New York’s volunteer fire service saves taxpayers $3.8 billion per year. Financial and cultural changes in today’s society have resulted in a decrease in the number of volunteers, from approximately 120,000 volunteers in the early 2000s to around 80,000 today. While we are not at the point of a crisis, more volunteers are needed to […]
In the wake of the shooting of ICU Nurse Alex Pretti by a federal border patrol agent in Minneapolis, Legislator Beth Davidson (D-Nyack, Clarkstown), Majority Leader Alden Wolfe (D-Ramapo), Deputy Majority Leader Dana Stilley (D-Orangetown), Public Safety Committee Chair Paul Cleary (D-Haverstraw) and Legislator Jesse Malowitz (D-Suffern) urged the County to protect our immigrant […]
Congressman Mike Lawler has joined Congressman Andrew R. Garbarino (NY-02) and members of the New York delegation in announcing that the FY 2026 appropriations minibus package includes full funding for 9/11 health care through the program’s lifetime, ensuring certainty of continued care for 9/11 responders and survivors. Congress established the WTCHP on a bipartisan basis […]
The evening of February 3rd saw the Rockland County Legislature meet to discuss the potential of passing a bill known as the Safety and Dignity for All Act. Rocklanders showed up in droves with over 500 people both inside and outside the Rockland Board of Elections building in New City. The vote on this […]
On the evening of January 20th the town of Cornwall in Orange County, New York voted and unanimously passed resolutions to request a feasibility study be conducted on the West Shore rail line. Rockland residents, especially those who live in the eastern most part of the county, are most likely familiar with this train line. […]
Rockland was enveloped in a blanket of snow this past weekend, leaving grocery stores raided, roads icy, and an abundance of snowmen in its wake. The RCT reached out to departments around Rockland to give our readers the inside scoop as to how the County of Rockland handles intense weather events such as these. Office […]